My Little Handsome Man

I had to take a nice picture of Mason for the Nursery at Church, and I was so happy with this picture! He looks so very handsome! He loves his tie and vest!
After church, though, he missed his nap, and while getting ready for bed, he was playing his Thomas the Train computer and totally fell asleep while playing it! It was so cute!

Angel's Birthday!

We helped celebrate Angel's 19th birthday last month by visiting her on her birthday and taking them all out to lunch! We had a fun visit! I even got to help 'embellish' the cake! (I did the red parts) *wink* We love Angel very much and her family!

Angel and her boyfriend, Jake.

Mason's Personality

I just love this little guy! Although he REALLY tries my patience, and gets away with a lot of things because he IS so cute, he is a joy in our family! He was just playing outside one day in the flower beds with his awesome boots on, so I thought I would try to capture a few funny faces and those cute little boots. Love you Mason!

Some Pictures I Took at Lake Michigan

I was out at the lake last month taking pictures of a family from church, and was just in awe at how clear the Chicago skyline view was from the dunes in Indiana! I had to be creative and take a few pictures!

Mason's First day of Preschool!

Mason's first day of Preschool was today! And it went EXACTLY how I expected it to go! He was so super excited this morning, got dressed, and was very anxious to get there! We stopped to take a few pictures, he was very cooperative even! He was ready to go! We got inside, he went right in as I started filling out the paperwork. But, before I left, he was ready to leave, he wasn't doing what all the other kids were doing, which was reading on their carpets, no... he was playing on the rocking chair almost tipping it over! hahaha! So, I thought, ok... here we go! So I left, and fully expected to hear the tales when I returned. And when I returned, he was glad to see me, and said to my mom, 'I was jumping.' 'I had lots of time outs'. HAHA! Doesn't surprise me one bit! :) Well, I'm excited to see how his behavior could improve this fall! His teachers are good friends of mine, so I hope he listens to them! haha! The good thing is, is that he didn't say he didn't want to go back! ;) You're growing up Mason! Mommy and Daddy love you so much!

why is it always MY kid that doesn't want to listen!?

This school thing sure wears him out! Poor guy! He's been sleeping for 3 hours already now! (yeah for me though) tee hee!

Luke's FIRST LOST TOOTH!

Luke lost his FIRST tooth today! He got home from school and was playing in the yard with Ian, and all of the sudden, he comes in the house screaming, 'MY TOOTH CAME OUT!!!' It was so cute! We've been working on it for the last couple of days, and he didn't want to go to school this morning because it was hurting him every time he ate, but now, he is a happy camper! He was so full of excitement it was amazing! He ran right up to me and hugged me tight, and said, 'I AM SO HAPPY!' What a cute boy! Congrats to you, Luke!

First Day of School!

Yeah! It's finally here! This morning, we got up and got ready for the first day of school for Ian and Luke! It went pretty smooth, until Luke wanted the hair clip from Mason and then it went downhill from there! hahah! Ian was set to go, and not really nervous at all about going to 3rd grade! He was a little sad last week when he found out he didn't get the teacher he wanted and that not a lot of kids he knew were in his class, but I think time healed that, and now he is excited to meet his new teacher and make new friends! Luke had back to school last night and met his 1st grade teacher, and already seems to love it! I hope it will be a great year for both of them!

Ian - ready to take on 3rd Grade!

Luke - somewhat ready for 1st Grade - even though he couldn't have the hair clip... he wasn't cooperating for pictures this morning :(

Ian and Luke outside their Elementary School with all their gear, happy to go to school! (and mom is happy too!) :)
Mason didn't cry this year when they left... I'm sure he's gonna enjoy the break from them too, and he is excited to start preschool in a few weeks! :)

My Spontaneous Trip to Brookfield Zoo!

Well, I decided to take the boys up to the Zoo on Friday. I didn't want to go to the local zoo, cause it's small and we've been there a lot, plus, my sister in law, Angel, loves the zoo, so I called her up to see if she wanted to spend the day with us! It was last minute, but she said yes, and I am glad, cause there was NO way I was taking the boys by myself to the zoo! (Dave had to work!) So we picked Angel up and headed out. I didn't realize that Brookfield was so far away! But that's ok! We had a great time seeing all the animals. It was a quick run through of the park, because the boys attention spans aren't very long.
Their favorite part of the whole zoo, and was worth the money, was the StingRay exhibit, where you were able to pet the sting(less) rays, and feed them! The boys LOVED it! I thought it was slimey, and I don't really like touching fish, but I did it! I tried to feed on, but then I chickened out! Ian tried to feed them, but his arm wasn't long enough, and they couldn't get over his hand. But they really thought that was fun!
We ended our evening eating at a small fun little restaurant by Angel's house called the Polka Dot! The boys had a blast there too. It was a fun filled day for all! But man, I was wore out!